Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Karel! Here are some birthday wishes for you from us. you also have to check this spot later because we will be loading a videoclip for you when dad comes home for lunch. (Oh, please ignore the date at the top here - mom's computer is a day behind. It is now Monday 24 November - we know.) - Rathla and Cheti



From Rathla - Happy Birthday Karel. I hope you have a wonderfull day with lots of presents. Love you.



From Cheti - Happy Birthday! Watse persent wil jy he en watse persente het jy gekry? - Cheti

Girls and Blooms

We have a beautiful patch of Dutch Irises growing in front of the house. I just couldn't resist taking these of the girls, even though the light was not perfect. I thought I would go back later when the light was softer, but then I never got a chance again and before I knew it the flowers were all spent... perhaps next year then, but for now these are just lovely.

Summer is beautiful here in the Magalies mountains. Rathla and Cheti just LOVE flowers and at least half of their games are about flowers being people. The other half is about the characters they hear about when we read for them. At least 3 times a day I have to answer the question: 'Mom, what animal are you?' and then if I don't choose an animal THEY want they will say, 'No mom, you can be either a squirrel or an otter'. So I usually end up being an otter.

We love the garden at Redwall although it had been a bit abandoned and neglected before we moved in - we have had our first bits of rain and have sown lots of seeds, so will send some more pics around Christmas when things should be beautiful. (S)

Signal poor here today, took ages to get this on, will try again some other time.